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+title: ITMC Vidéo Ordinateur MPT-05
+categories:
+- Consoles
+params:
+  name: Vidéo Ordinateur MPT-05
+  image: /media/museum/photos/itmc_mpt05_350px%5B1%5D.jpg
+  company: /companies/itmc
+  company_name: ITMC
+  tabs:
+  - emulators
+  - links
+  emulators:
+  - title: WinArcadia
+    url: http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/
+    platform: Windows
+    text: Arcadia 2001, Interton VC 4000, Elektor TVGC emulator!
+  - title: AmiArcadia
+    url: http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/
+    platform: Amiga OS
+    text: Arcadia 2001, Interton VC 4000, Elektor TVGC emulator!
+  links:
+  - title: 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System FAQ
+    url: http://www.consoledatabase.com/faq/1292/1292faq.txt
+    text: Very interesting info by Dale Hansen about this whole console family
+  - title: Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central
+    url: https://amigan.yatho.com/
+    text: World's largest Interton site
+  - title: INTERNAL LINK
+    url: https://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=7
+    text: We have made a page describing the VC 4000 and different compatible systems
+  - title: Radofin 1292 FAQ
+    url: http://www.digitpress.com/faq/1292faq.txt
+    text: Excellent FAQ created by Dale Hansen
+  - title: sig2650.wordpress.com
+    url: https://sig2650.wordpress.com/
+    text: Website dedicated to Signetics 2650 based systems, by former Voltmace developper Derek Andrews
+  - title: VC4000.de
+    url: http://www.vc4000.de
+    text: Website dedicated to the Interton VC4000 (in German)
+  comments:
+  - author: Steven Pavelish (United States)
+    date: Tuesday 4th May 2021
+    text: Nice tech!
+  related:
+  - /museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000
+  - /museum/cabel-universal-game-computer
+  - /museum/interton-vc-4000
+  - /museum/korting-tele-video-computer-tvc-4000
+  - /museum/rowtron-television-computer-system
+  - /museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-2000
+  - /museum/t-r-q-talleres-radioelectricos-querol-h-21-video-computer
+  - /museum/voltmace-database-games-computer
+  oc_id: 1315
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529150307/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1315
+    date: '2023-05-29'
+---
+
+The Vidéo Ordinateur MPT-05 is one of the many systems "software-compatible" with the [Interton VC-4000](/museum/interton-vc-4000/) or the Radofin 1292 to name a few.
+
+Though, the Interton VC-4000 is the maybe most popular system of this console group, it was not necessarily at the origin of it. Things must be seen differently. Philips / Signetics developped a hardware platform to demonstrate the possibilities of their Signetics 2650 & 2636 chipsets. Somehow, this hardware was licenced to many third-companies around the world resulting in systems like the [Interton VC-4000](/museum/interton-vc-4000/), [Voltmace DataBase](/museum/voltmace-database-games-computer/), [Acetronic MPU-1000](/museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000/), Radofin 1292, etc.
+
+Most electronic boards of these systems were build in Asia by companies such as Radofin or Soundic. The codename "MPT" was also used by other system families: MPT-02 products are RCA Studio II compatible systems, MPT-03 are "Emerson Arcadia 2001 compatible" systems and MPT-04 and MPT-05 are "Interton VC-4000 compatible" systems.
+
+Some times later, the hardware was improved, with the use of a Signetics 2637 instead of the 2636 (handling the audio & video), somehow resulting in a new wave of licenced systems, all based on the same hardware and playing the same games. This console group includes : the [Emerson Arcadia 2001](/museum/emerson-arcadia-2001/), [Advision Home-Arcade](/museum/advision-home-arcade/), Prestige MPT-03, Tele-Fever, etc.
+
+All these systems (based on the 2650 & 2636 chipsets) are "software-compatible" with each others. It means that they all could play each other games if their cartridge slots were identical (which is not the case, resulting in sub-groups).
+
+The Vidéo Ordinateur MPT-05 was marketed in France by ITMC. What is quite strange is that other systems use the exact same plastic case such as the [Intervision 2001](/museum/intervision-2001-home-video-centre/) and [Intervision 3001](/museum/intervision-3001-home-video-centre/), or the Sheen Home Video Centre 2001 (Australia) and the [Ormatu Video Spelcomputer 2001](/museum/ormatu-electric-bv-ormatu-video-spelcomputer-2001/) (Netherlands), but they are not compatible with the MPT-05! Indeed the ITMC MPT-05 is an "Interton VC-4000 compatible" system (2650/2636 chipsets combo), whereas the other are "Arcadia 2001 compatible" systems (2650/2637 chipsets combo)! What a mess...
+
+The MPT-05 is equiped with two detachable controllers made of a screwable analog joystick and a 14-buttons keypad (rubber buttons). Small plastic layers were delivered with each game, explaining the different key functions when placed over the keypads (like with the [Mattel Intellivision](/museum/mattel-electronics-intellivision/)).
+
+The Control panel is made of 4 buttons (Start, Clear, Select A and Select B) and the power switch.
+
+<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this console ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>